Hair curler



oct. 15, 1940. H. RU 2,218,298

HAIR CURLER Filed April '25, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 log Q Q Inventor fl/l a/olv FuA/ra A ito ney A Patented Oct. 15, 1940 UNITED STATES FATENT orrlcs 2,218,298 HAIR. CURLER Heliodoro Rubira, Jersey City, N. J.

Application April25, 1940, Serial No. 331,659

4 Claims.

This invention relates to hair curlers and an object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will facilitate the winding of the hair into small ringlets, and in accordance with the present invention a simplified and conveniently manipulatable hair curler is presented with means to facilitate the winding of the hair on the rotatable core of the curler into a coil or ringlet; and the invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one form of curler embodying the features of the present invention and with the parts in position after the strand of hair has been wound thereon into the form of a coil, the strands of hair not being shown.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, but showing the parts of the curler arranged when initially engaging the strand of hair with the core of the curler.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 but illustrating a second form of the invention.-

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 4 but illustrating a third form of the invention, and

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view through a fourth form of the invention, certain partsbeing shown in elevation.

Referring more in detail to the drawings it will be seen that in each form of the invention the curler comprises a relatively short barrel 5 through which extends a rotatable rod or core 6,

the same being equipped at one end thereof with a handle 1 of suitable design and structure that abuts one end of the barrel 5 and cooperates with a collar 8 fixed on the core or rod 6 and abutting the opposite end of the barrel 5, for holding the core rod 6 against longitudinal movement relative to the barrel 5 but leaving the core or rod free to rotate relative to said barrel 5.

At the free end thereof the core rod 6 is bifurcated to present a slot 9 withwhich the strands of hair, near the roots, are initially engaged for subsequently winding the strands in'coil form on the slotted end 9 of the rod or core 6.

Further in accordance with the present invention there are provided for cooperation with the core 6 guide means that serve to confine the winding of the strands to such an extent that the strands will wind into a little coil of relatively 55 small axial length. Thus, and in the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, such guide means include a pair of complemental disks The levers l4 and 15 are substantially channelshaped in cross section so that the paralleling ends thereof conformably engage, as shown in Figure 1, the rod 6 when the disk sections [2 and I3 are brought into substantial edge-meeting engagement.

Also, the levers l4 and I5 adjacent the ends thereof remote from the disk sections are provided with pairs of ears l6 and I1, respectively,'that cooperate, respectively with hinge ears I8 and 19, respectively, provided on diametrically opposite sides of the barrel 5 to receive hinge pins 20 and 2|, respectively, whereby said levers are pivotally connected to the barrel 5.

The disk section-equipped ends of the levers l4 and I5 are urged toward one another and into engagement with the rod or core 6 through the medium of coil springs 22 provided as shown.

The disk Ill is connected with the arcuate or convex edge of the disk section It through the medium of a web 23 formed integral with the edges of the disk I!) and disk section l3.

In using this form of the device pressure is applied to the lever 15 for swinging the same, together with the associated disk section I Sand disk H], to the position shown in Figure 2, when the strands of hair to be coiled, adjacent the roots thereof, are engaged in the slot 9 of the core. Pressure on the lever I5 is then released permitting the lever and associated parts to move to the position shown in Figure 1, disk it) being provided with a slot 24 to accommodate the slotted end 9 of the core or rod 6. With the parts in the position shown in Figure 1, the barrel 5 is held between the fingers of one hand while with the fingers of the second hand the rod or core 6 is rotated for winding the strands of hair on the end 9 of the core or rod 6 between the confronting and paralleling disks l0 and ll to the end that said strands are wound into the desired coil.

When the strands of hair have been coiled in this manner onthe rod or core 6, the parts are again swung to the position shown in Figure 2, permitting the coiled hair to be readily sleeved off of the end 9 of the rod.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 4,

but a single lever, indicated by the reference numeral I5a, is employed and mounted on one end of this lever l5a are a pair of spaced parallel identical disks Illa and Ila, respectively, each of the disks being provided with a slot 25 to accommodate the slott'ed end 9 of the core 6.

In using this form of the invention, the lever I5 is first swung to the position shown in Figure 4, and the strands of hair initially engaged with the slotted end of the rod 6 after which the lever I5a is permitted to swing into position with the diskequipped end thereof engaging the rod 6 and the slotted end of the rod being accommodated in the slot 25 of the disks Ia and I la so that subsequent winding of the hair strands on the end 9a of the rod will be between the confronting disks Illa and Ila as is thought to be obvious.

Disks Ilia and Ila are connected together and secured in spaced parallelism to move with the lever Ia as a unit through the medium of a connecting web 23a that is disposed diametrically opposite to the open ends of the slots 25 as shown.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 5, the parts corresponding to the disk III, or Illa, and the web 23, or 23a, areomitted, each of the levers I41) and I5b being equipped at the ends thereof engageable with the rod or core 6 with complemental half disk sections l2a and Isa. When using this form of tool it will be apparent that the disk sections lZa and I3a will be in edge-abutting position forming a complete disk against which thestrands of hair will be wound on the rod or core end 9a into the form of a coil or loop.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 6 each of the levers, therein indicated by the reference numerals l4c, [5a, is provided at the end thereof engageable with the core or rod 6 with a pair of spaced parallel half disk sections III) and I017, the section III? being integral with a lever j and the disk section IIlb being secured in spaced paralellism to the disk section Ilb through the medium of a connecting web 23b integral with the convex or arcuate edges of the disk sections. In this connection it will be noted that in each instance the outer disk section Iflb at its straight edge is suitably notched as at 26 to accommodate the slotted end 9 of the core: or rod 6.

In using this form of tool, the levers I40 and I50 are pressed inwardly against the action of the springs 22 to spread the disk-equipped ends of the levers apart and leave the end 9 of the rod free to permit the strands of hair to be engaged therewith. After this has been accomplished, pressure on the levers I40 and I50 is released permitting the parts to assume the position shown in Figure 6, whereupon the rod 6 is then rotated for winding the hair strands on the end 9 thereof between the confronting disk sections in order to form the desired coil.

From the above it will be seen that with each form of the invention the hair may be readily engaged with the slotted end 9 of the rotatable core or rod, after which the guide disks are brought into position to confine the winding of the hair strands on said end 9 of the core or rod in order to form a coil of such strands. After this has been accomplished the'levers are then pressed inwardly against the action of the springs 22 permitting the coil of hair to be easily removed from the slotted end of the rotatable rod or core.

It will thus be seen that a device of this character will facilitate the winding of hair strands into coils and that the use of the same will enable such winding of the hair into coils to be accomplished without requiring a high degree of skill.

It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, operation, manner of use, and utility of a device of this character will be had without a more detailed description thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In a hair-curling device of the character described, a tubular barrel, a winding core extending longitudinally of the barrel and rotatable relative thereto, said core being equipped at one end with a hair-accommodating slot, levers pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof to said barrel atopposite sides of the latter, and hair-confining disks on one end of said levers, said disks being notched to accommodate the slotted end of said core.

2. In a hair-curling device of the character described, a tubular barrel, a winding core extending longitudinally of the barrel and rotatable relatively thereto, said core being equipped at one end with a hair-accommodating slot, levers pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof to said barrel at opposite sides of the latter, and hairconfining disks on one end of said levers, said disks being notched to accommodate the slotted end of said core, and the disks being arranged on the respective levers to present a pair of opposing disks between which the hair is confined during the Winding of the hair on the core incidental to a rotative movement of the core relative to said barrel.

3. In a hair-curling device of the character described, a tubular barrel, a winding core-extending longitudinally of the barrel and rotatable relative disks on one end of said levers said disks being notched to accommodate the slotted end of said core, and the disks being arranged on the respective levers to present a pair of opposing disks between which the hair is confined during the winding of the hair on the core incidental to a rotative movement of the core relative to said barrel, and springs connected with said barrel and said levers at the pivot-ed ends of the latter normally biasing the disk-equipped ends of the levers towards one and another and into intimate engagement with the slotted end of said core.

4. In a hair curler of the character described, a barrel, a winding core extending longitudinally through the barrel and rotatable relative thereto, said core having a hair-accommodating notch in one end thereof, and manipulative hair-confining means cooperable with the notched end of the core for confining the hair-winding operation to substantially the notched end of said core; said hair-confining means embodying a spring-pressed lever pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof on said barrel, and a hair-confining instrumentality on the opposite end of said lever movable therewith into and out of position relative to the notched end of said core.

HELIODORO RUBIRA. 

